Welcome
Endris Amino Law Office – ELO is a leading full-service law office in Ethiopia. Since its foundation in 2013, ELO is providing effective, efficient, and creative legal services to meet the distinctive needs of private and corporate clients. Our philosophy is to provide legal advice and representation that allows clients to easily understand Ethiopian law and achieve their goals. ELO is a member of the Ethiopian Lawyers’ Association. Learn More About Us
Corporate Law
At Endris Amino Law Office, our service in the Ethiopian corporate law area starts from helping you to choose your business structure and decide how and where your business will operate to forming and registering under Ethiopian law. At ELO, all of the services you need to protect your business throughout all the processes are available under one roof.
Investment Law
At ELO, we work on a quite broad range of services with foreign and domestic investors who wish to establish and operate in Ethiopia in accordance with the Ethiopian investment law. With our knowledge of international and domestic investment law and experience as corporate lawyers, we can minimize risks that may be present and provide advice that adds value to your affairs.
Intellectual Property Law
ELO works closely with leading companies to enforce and utilize their intellectual property rights. This includes dealing with IP issues in corporate and finance transactions, advising on patents, trademarks, copyright and designs, regulatory, marketing, and advertising issues, and representing clients in major IP disputes in accordance with Ethiopian intellectual property law.
NGOs and Charities
At ELO, we provide foreign non-governmental and non-profit organizations with comprehensive advice on registration, compliance, planning, governance, and reporting issues. Among NGOs and Charities in this practice includes not-for-profit organizations in Ethiopia, aid organizations and bilateral governmental organizations, multilateral agencies, and religious.
Blog Posts
Is the Absence of a Certificate of Marriage a Ground for the Dissolution of Marriage Under the Ethiopian Family Law?
According to the Revised Family Code Proclamation No. 213/2000 of Ethiopia, a marriage shall be concluded before an Officer of Civil Status and in accordance with the religion or custom of the prospective spouses. The law further defines "marriage according to custom"...
The New Investment Legislations: Widening the Gateway to Foreign Investment in Ethiopia
Ethiopia has revised its investment proclamation and regulation as part of the ongoing economic and legal reforms. The new Investment Proclamation No. 1180/2020 and the Investment Regulation No. 474/2020 aimed to introduce new changes to investment admission and administration in Ethiopia. The laws are expected to increase in-bound investment and address some of the administrative challenges facing investors on the ground.